JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

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1. Question 141· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

   A flood plain is

   • Aa sand dune
   • Ba steep gorge
   • Cflat land beside a river built of alluvium
   • Da sea cliff

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2. Question 142· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

   Which landform results from wind erosion in deserts?

   • Aa levee
   • Ba delta
   • Ca mushroom (pedestal) rock
   • Da cirque

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3. Question 143· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

   A delta forms where

   • Aglaciers melt
   • Ba river begins
   • Cwaves erode cliffs
   • Da river deposits sediment at its mouth faster than it is removed

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4. Question 144· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

   Exfoliation (onion weathering) is common in

   • Apolar regions
   • Bhot deserts where rocks heat and cool daily
   • Crainforests
   • Dcoastal swamps

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5. Question 145· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

   A meander is

   • Aa waterfall
   • Ba bend in the course of a river
   • Ca river mouth
   • Da glacier

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6. Question 146· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

   Lagoons along the Lagos coast were formed mainly when

   • Avolcanoes erupted
   • Bsand bars built by longshore drift enclosed coastal water
   • Cglaciers melted
   • Drivers cut gorges

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7. Question 147· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

   An ox-bow lake is formed in the

   • Asource of a river
   • Bupper course of a river
   • Clower course of a river
   • Ddesert

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8. Question 148· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

   A crater lake forms in

   • Athe vent of an extinct volcano
   • Ba river meander
   • Ca desert
   • Da coral reef

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9. Question 149· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

   A ridge of sand or shingle joined to the land at one end and stretching out into the sea is a

   • Astack
   • Btombolo
   • Cspit
   • Dlagoon

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10. Question 150· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

    Sand dunes are formed by

    • Awave erosion
    • Briver erosion
    • Cglacial erosion
    • Dwind deposition

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11. Question 151· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

    An oasis forms in a desert where

    • Athe sea enters
    • Brivers flood regularly
    • Csnow melts
    • Dunderground water reaches the surface

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12. Question 152· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

    A waterfall forms where a river flows over

    • Aa delta
    • Bflat soft rock
    • Ca band of hard rock lying above soft rock
    • Dsand dunes

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13. Question 153· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

    A delta forms where a river

    • Ais fed by a melting glacier
    • Berodes its bed vertically
    • Cdeposits sediment at its mouth faster than it is removed
    • Dis eroded by wind

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14. Question 154· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

    A fold mountain range formed by compression is

    • Athe Jos Plateau
    • BMount Kilimanjaro
    • Cthe Alps
    • Dthe Sahara

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15. Question 155· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

    Zuma Rock near Abuja is an example of

    • Aan inselberg (dome-shaped residual hill)
    • Ba volcanic crater
    • Ca sand dune
    • Dan ox-bow lake

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16. Question 156· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

    Rift valleys are formed by

    • Awind action
    • Bfolding
    • Cdeposition
    • Dfaulting

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17. Question 157· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

    In deserts, a mushroom-shaped rock pedestal formed by wind abrasion is called a

    • Awadi
    • Bmesa
    • Cbarchan
    • Dzeuge or rock pedestal

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18. Question 158· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

    A cirque (corrie) is formed by

    • Awave action
    • Bwind deposition
    • Criver deposition
    • Dglacial erosion

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19. Question 159· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

    A spit is formed by

    • Alongshore drift depositing sand
    • Briver erosion
    • Cglaciers
    • Dvolcanic activity

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20. Question 160· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

    The breaking down of rocks in their original position is

    • Aerosion
    • Bdeposition
    • Cweathering
    • Dtransportation

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